List of foreign politicians of Korean origin
Appearance
This article contains a list of Wikipedia articles about politicians in countries outside Korea who are of Korean origin.
Australia
[edit]- Elizabeth Lee – Leader of the Opposition in the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly (2020–present)
Canada
[edit]- Raymond Cho – Minister of Seniors and Accessibility of Ontario
- Stan Cho – Associate Minister of Transportation (2007–2012) of Ontario
- Sandy Lee – Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
- Yonah Martin – Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate
- Jane Shin – Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
- Nelly Shin – Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada
China
[edit]- Jin Zhenji – Vice Governor of Jilin Province (2007–2011)
- Li Yongtai – Military officer and delegate to the National People's Congress
- Zhao Nanqi – Vice Chairperson of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (1998–2003)
- Zhu Dehai – Governor of the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture (1952–1967)
France
[edit]- Cédric O – Secretary of State for the Digital Sector
- Delphine O – Member of the National Assembly
- Fleur Pellerin – Minister of Culture and Communications (2014–2016)
- Jean-Vincent Placé – Member of the Regional Council of Île-de-France
- Joachim Son-Forget – Member of the National Assembly
Japan
[edit]- Shinkun Haku – Member of the House of Councillors
- Shigenori Tōgō – Minister for Foreign Affairs (1941–1942)
Kazakhstan
[edit]- Alexey Tsoy – Minister of Health (2020–2021)
Kyrgyzstan
[edit]- Roman Shin – Deputy of the Jogorku Kenesh
New Zealand
[edit]- Melissa Lee – Member of the New Zealand Parliament
Russia
[edit]- Marina Kim – Executive in the political party A Just Russia – For Truth
- Olga Li – Member of the Kursk regional legislative
- Sergey Tsoy – Former official in Moscow City Hall
- Valery Kan – Member of the Legislative Assembly of Primorsky Krai
Ukraine
[edit]- Vitalii Kim – Governor of Mykolaiv Oblast (2020–present)
- Oleksandr Sin – Mayor of Zaporizhzhia (2010–2015)
United States
[edit]US Congress
[edit]- Andy Kim – Representative from New Jersey
- Jay Kim – Representative from California[1]
- Marilyn Strickland – Representative from Washington
- Young Kim – Representative from California
- Michelle Steel – Representative from California
State and territory levels
[edit]- Francis Allen-Palenske – Member of the Nevada Assembly
- Jennifer Carnahan – Chair of the Minnesota Republican Party (2017–2021)
- David S. Chang – Chairman of the Hawaii Republican Party (2011–2014)
- Mark S. Chang – Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
- Jun Choi – Mayor of Edison, New Jersey (2006–2010)
- Steven Choi – Member of the California State Assembly
- Chris Chyung – Member of the Indiana House of Representatives
- Kimberly Fiorello – Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
- Sharon Har – Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives (2007–2022)
- Francesca Hong – Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Hoon-Yung Hopgood – Member of the Michigan Senate and House of Representatives
- Justin Hwang – Chairman of the Oregon Republican Party
- Jacey Jetton – Member of the Texas House of Representatives
- Sukhee Kang – Mayor of Irvine, California (2008–2012)
- Mark Keam – Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
- Donna Mercado Kim – President of the Hawaii Senate (2012–2015)
- Harry Kim – Mayor of Hawaii County (2000–2008, 2016–2020)
- Patty Kim – Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- Ron Kim – Member of the New York State Assembly
- John Lim – Member of the Oregon House of Representatives
- Sylvia Luke – Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii (2022–present)
- David Moon – Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
- Kevin O'Toole – Member of the New Jersey Senate
- Daniel Pae – Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
- B. J. Pak – Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
- Stephen K. Yamashiro – Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
- Sam Park – Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
- Maria Robinson – Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
- Cliff Rosenberger – Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives (2015–2018)
- Cindy Ryu – Member of the Washington House of Representatives
- Irene Shin – Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
- Paull Shin – Member of the Washington Senate and House of Representatives
- Alfred H. Song – Member of the California Senate and State Assembly
- B. J. Pak – Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
Uzbekistan
[edit]- Agrippina Shin – Minister of Preschool Education since 2017
- Vitaly Fen – diplomat to South Korea (1995–2013)
See also
[edit]- List of heads of state and government of Indian origin
- List of foreign politicians of Chinese origin
- List of foreign politicians of Indian origin
- List of foreign politicians of Japanese origin
- List of foreign politicians of Vietnamese origin
- List of foreign politicians of Iranian origin
References
[edit]- ^ "Rep. Kim Sentenced to Serve Home Detention". Los Angeles Times. March 10, 1998. Retrieved December 16, 2022.